Thomas, who is still at large, is wanted on one count of second-degree murder.

Butler was shot several times, including at least once in the neck, Harper said.

He died on the porch of the shotgun home before paramedics could check on him. The victim's relatives and neighbors flocked to the crime scene, which stretched the length of the block. Dozens of people waited more than an hour until Butler's body was removed.

Homicide detectives canvassed the street, where gunshots are a rare occurrence.

Thomas pleaded guilty to two counts of battering a police officer and one of resisting arrest in May, stemming from an aggravated assault incident prosecutors have been trying him on since March, court records stated.